The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
Railroad Talk which May be OF Ira.
pOrtnnce to IN.
augusta Chronicle.

The Richmond and West Point Terminal
Company, as predicted by Mr.. J. r. Randall
in his letter from Baltimore, published in the
Chronicle few davs since, has purchased the
East Tennessee. Virginia and George Railroad
System. This gives the Richmond and Dam
willie an immense system of railroads, in Fir-
ginla, North and South Carolina. GeOrgia,
Alabama and Tennessee, extending from
Washington city to Memphis, Tenn, and
Birmingham, Ala.
The Richmond and West Point Terminal
porated by the State OF Virainit in 1850. The
object of its incorporation was to acquire. in
the interest OF the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company, railroads and other pro-
perties, which the latter, by its charter could
not direct 3 acquire. The Terminal Company
is authorized to acquire. by purchase or
otherwise. stnrks and bonds OF railroad COM
panies in The States Of North ard South Car
olinn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Grorgia. Ala
bnmn, Mississippi and other States. and is
vested by It's charter with all powers neces-
sary to such purposes. The capital stock of
the company was at first s3.00O,DO0. 1t WAS
raised to $1,000, OOl and subsequently to Sl5,-
O0O.0OO. in pursuance Of amendments 10 its
charter that allowed ii to increase its cariral
stock wi thnut limit, to consolidate with other
companies, and to change its name At any
time when iis stockholders should so elect 10
that of the Richmond. Danville AMI South
ern Railway COMPANY. The Richmond md
stock.
The Terminal Company now operates tho
following lines of railway: Virginia Mid
land, WesleIn North Carolina. Charlotte, Col
nmhia ana Augusta, Atlantic, Tennessee and
Ohio, Columbia and Greenviile. Ianrens r.
r., Spartanhurg. Union ard Columbia, Ashe-
Vile and Srartanhurg. Northeastern Rail.
road. Augusta and Knoxville. Richmond and
Mecklenburg. Georgia Pacific. Chester and
l,enior, and Chester and Cneraw-l.Sl5 miles
OF railroad.
The Richmond ard nanville railroad owns
and leases the following lines: The Rich
liz Vlin,It
W. North Carolina Il. r.. Richmond, Y. II. l.
Chesp. Milton and Suthcrln North Carolina
railroad, state University railroad and Allan
IA ana Charlotte Air Line-.Sj3 miles owned
The Richmond and Danvil,e and the Rich
mond and West Point Terminal Company
own, lease and control .. Csc miles.
The East Tennessee, Nlr.iniu and Gcorain
system owns and leases l,'5G miles Of rail
road in TenncsSee. Georgia, North Carolina,
Alanama. MIS-. .issippi and Kcnurky. tho prin-
cipal reads hcing the Memphis and Chnrles.
ton, the road from Cleveland Tenn, tuSelma
Ala, from Bristol tn Chattanooga, the Selma,
Rome and Dalton. the Georgia division from
Rome 10 Brunswick. via Maron with branch
cs TO Sortnrnn and ilawkinsvi!le II is stated
~ II hy authority that the Central system OF
Georgia will now pass into the hands of the
Richmond and Danvilc. The Central sys.
rem embraces nearly the entire railroad sys-
rem OF Georgia. extending 10 Selma, Ala
hama and including the Port ROYAL and
Western Carolina and the Ocean Steamship
Company. Tie total mileage OF the Central
sysicm Is about 2,390 miles, which includes
the Ocean steamship Company, the Georgia
Railroad. thc Western Railroad OF Alabama
the Atlanta and West Point and other roads.
This gives the Richmond and DanvilIe
nearly $500 miles Of railroad. 1t virtually
wipes out competition IN South Carolina and
Georgia.
VIII the State he ahlnto project the people /?
The Richmond and Daavillc will have to
handle ms tenderly or we win have to call up
on the State and National Governments ia
protect us.
1tappenrs after NIL that competition does
not compete In railroads, when gigantic cor.
poratinnS like the Richmond ana Danvilio
absorb or control great and competing lines
like the Central and East Tennessee